Hello!
I've been a pool owner for ten years now, and a TFP member for the last six. I can say those have been the smoothest. That said, it has not exactly been "smooth". I am not the original owner of my one and only pool. Here is a summary of the issues I've encountered in those ten years:
1) Equipment wiring code violations
2) Pool filter sand in pool
3) Pool filter sand in pool drain line / clogged drain line
4) Broken sand filter laterals
5) Burned out pump
6) Circuit breaker issue preventing pump startup
7) Cracked / leaking plumbing at equipment
8) Valves installed backwards
9) Leaking pump / flooded yard
10) Suction leaks
11) Pool light deterioration
12) Pool light thermal fuse tripping
13) Pool light bonding issue
14) Pool liner leak / bucket test failure
15) High metal content / severe metal stains on liner and fixtures
16) Rust stains on steps
17) High CYA / partial drain and refill
18) Ripped pool liner
19) Liner popping out of track (multiple occurrences)
20) Broken / unremovable pool ladder
21) Mustard algae (multiple occurrences)
22) Chlorinator not functioning (replaced / multiple occurrences)
23) Liner wrinkles
I've probably forgotten a few. Is this typical?
I've solved or at least made progress on most of these thanks to TFP. I think I'd had every problem a pool can have except for liner wrinkles (23). Now with a new liner this season, I have that problem too. I'm stuck on 20 while 22 and 23 are a work in progress...
I've been a pool owner for ten years now, and a TFP member for the last six. I can say those have been the smoothest. That said, it has not exactly been "smooth". I am not the original owner of my one and only pool. Here is a summary of the issues I've encountered in those ten years:
1) Equipment wiring code violations
2) Pool filter sand in pool
3) Pool filter sand in pool drain line / clogged drain line
4) Broken sand filter laterals
5) Burned out pump
6) Circuit breaker issue preventing pump startup
7) Cracked / leaking plumbing at equipment
8) Valves installed backwards
9) Leaking pump / flooded yard
10) Suction leaks
11) Pool light deterioration
12) Pool light thermal fuse tripping
13) Pool light bonding issue
14) Pool liner leak / bucket test failure
15) High metal content / severe metal stains on liner and fixtures
16) Rust stains on steps
17) High CYA / partial drain and refill
18) Ripped pool liner
19) Liner popping out of track (multiple occurrences)
20) Broken / unremovable pool ladder
21) Mustard algae (multiple occurrences)
22) Chlorinator not functioning (replaced / multiple occurrences)
23) Liner wrinkles
I've probably forgotten a few. Is this typical?
I've solved or at least made progress on most of these thanks to TFP. I think I'd had every problem a pool can have except for liner wrinkles (23). Now with a new liner this season, I have that problem too.
I'm stuck on 20 while 22 and 23 are a work in progress...
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